#OER16 Open Education Special Interest Group OESIG

ALT host the OESIG #OESIG (but you don’t have to be a member of ALT to join). Viv Rolfe @vivienrolfe opened up the discussion. It was suggested that OESIG join forces with #OERHub and collate and curate existing resources; and promote http://wikieducator.org/GoOPEN for use and development. Archivist advised use of open software that allowed for … Continue reading #OER16 Open Education Special Interest Group OESIG View Article

Web Today, Gone Tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs? #OER16

This panel from Vivien Rolfe, David Kernohan, Lorna Campbell, Pat Lockley, Simon Thompson and Leo Havemann explored in different ways  how OERs can be sustained. The panel kicked off with a video from Pat Lockley @patlockley,  in character as Alex from Clockwork Orange moving on to the decline of OER production, access and use as … Continue reading Web Today, Gone Tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs? #OER16 View Article

Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage collections for education #OER16

The session at 11.30 – 1 p.m. on Tue, Apr 19 2016 was on the theme Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage collections for education Wikimedia UK, cultural heritage and education The first presentation was by Lucy Crompton-Reid and Josie Fraser @josiefraser who spoke about the roles of Wikimedians of Residence and models for … Continue reading Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage collections for education #OER16 View Article

If ‘open’ is the answer, what is the question? #OER16

Catherine Cronin’s keynote was the first session at the OER16 conference and was live streamed with a recording here in case you missed it. Catherine started a conversation around the subject of the keynote more than a month before at her blog and #OER16 on Twitter, indicative of her commitment to open scholarship.  The conversation … Continue reading If ‘open’ is the answer, what is the question? #OER16 View Article

OER16 Actionbound Instructions

As part of OER16 we invite you to take part in our treasure hunt. If you need more encouragement than it just being fun there are prizes which will be awarded at the break on Wednesday at 3pm in the Pentland room at the conference venue. You don’t need to be at OER16 to participate […] View Article

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